Mille Lacs County, Minnesota (MN)

County population in 2016: 26,114 (29% urban, 71% rural); it was 22,330 in 2000County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 5,323County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 2,415County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 6,896Renter-occupied apartments: 2,428 (it was 1,742 in 2000)

% of renters here:

20%

State:

27%

Land area: 574 sq. mi.

Water area: 107.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 45 people per square mile (average).

Mar. 2016 cost of living index in Mille Lacs County: 88.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

(9.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 12.7% for Black residents, 14.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 33.2% for American Indian residents, 100.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 4.7% for other race residents, 15.1% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2016: 40.7 years old
(Males: 39.5 years old, Females: 42.5 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.2 years old, Black residents: 26.7 years old, American Indian residents: 29.2 years old, Asian residents: 30.1 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 24.0 years old, Other race residents: 38.7 years old)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Mille Lacs County is $435 a month.Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $573 a month.Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $710 a month.

Agriculture in Mille Lacs County:

Average size of farms: 156 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $26,581Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $126.48The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 63.43%Average total farm production expenses per farm: $20,428Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 49.18%Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $47,324The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.63%Average age of principal farm operators: 53 yearsAverage number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 13.37Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 20.50%Corn for grain: 17445 harvested acresAll wheat for grain: 310 harvested acresSoybeans for beans: 11939 harvested acresVegetables: 127 harvested acresLand in orchards: 44 acres

Earthquake activity:

Mille Lacs County-area historical earthquake activity is below Minnesota state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

Most common underlying causes of death in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota in 1999 - 2014:

Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (273)

Atherosclerotic heart disease (261)

Unspecified dementia (203)

Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (148)

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (146)

Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (142)

Congestive heart failure (124)

Alzheimer's disease, unspecified (100)

Pneumonia, unspecified (82)

Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (74)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 7.97Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,422Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 494Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 69,791

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,414Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 880Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 23

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 33Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 78

96.6% of residents of Mille Lacs speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

86% of Mille Lacs County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Minnesota.